it just goes on and on, one assumes this is why edward snowden, his plan. but there does not seem to be a great deal of defense for nsa from people what you know full well, if we were to have a terrorist attack, the first question they would be asking, why was your spying efforts your surveillance efforts. >> you are right, general alexander, he is a first rate general officer, but a first rate intel officer and spy, hands down the best guy. he has been in it for 8 years, and leaving of his own volition, it is time to get a new sit of eyes. it is unfair, the allegations, it makes no sense, they are left to deny and support the nsa themselves. they and clapper, directorf national intelligence, is who is defending that major function that protects the united states, believe me, we would not have had no serious attack on the united states in all of these years, 12 years since 9/11 without this agency doing just incredible work. in protecting us. yet they stand there, having to take the fuselage of assaults on them by themselves with the director trying to brok